Peter Forsberg, right, of the Colorado Avalanche knocks helmets with goalie Patrick Roy after defeating the San Jose Sharks 8-2 during game two of their Western Conference Semifinals at the Pepsi Center in Denver on May 4, 2002.

More than 500 current NHL players took part in the poll, answering 20 different hockey-related questions.

Forsberg also finished fifth among best forward of all time with 2.3 percent of the votes (Wayne Gretzky was first with 72.7 percent), and fourth (4.6 percent) among which player — current or former — who the voters would most like to have as a teammate (Gretzky was first with 13.4 percent).

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